Polaroid iM1836: the first Android based mirrorless interchangeable lens camera is now official

The first Android based mirrorless interchangeable lens camera from Polaroid (iM1836) is now official and it is indeed produced by Sakar as previously reported:

Sakar's Polaroid-brandediM1836 is the first Android-powered compact interchangeable-lens smart camera that makes it easy and fun for anyone to capture outstanding, professional quality images and instantly share them with friends. The 18 megapixel camera features the latest Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" operating system, the smoothest and fastest Android OS yet, and comes standard with a 10-30mm optical zoom lens. The Polaroid iM1836 camera will also offer consumers the flexibility to explore their creativity with interchangeable lenses.

At least say 4:3 instead of 4/3… doesn’t matter who else says it the wrong way.

*sigh*

preston

Why are you trying to police this? In your exact link they call the sensor a “4/3-type image sensor device”, so it’s hardly wrong to abbreviate it as Micro 4/3.

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“Why are you trying to police this?”

Glad you agree

popeyoni

I thought it was just a rebranded Nikon V1. But if it truly is m4/3 then it can’t be.

preston

No, you are correct. It’s a rebranded Nikon. The 10-30mm kit zoom and 30-110mm telephoto zoom (in picture) only make sense with a 1″ sensor. Definitely not micro 4/3.

Doug

This thing is going to be such a piece of sh*t.

Ihur

You don’t get it. The sensor is in the lens. Not inside the body

Jojo

“ The Polaroid iM1836 camera will also offer consumers the flexibility to explore their creativity with interchangeable lenses. “ But no real information about other lenses, or even the lens mount. How can it be m4/3 with a 10-30mm standard zoom? We’re not getting the full picture.

Will

They simply have an adapter with a micro 4/3rds size sensor built in instead of the small sensor they’re using now.

The possibilities are endless really. They can have an APS-C sized sensor in an adapter and have Sony’s E-mount attached to it (royalty free lens mount I think).

They can even put a full frame sensor in a module then hook it up to a Canon EOS mount or Nikon F mount, much like Fuji and Kodak used to do.